Stage Fright, Self Worth, and the Power of Showing Up

Emotional Badass

Nikki Eisenhauer

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Education

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Happy 400th Episode!!! I sit down with Chris to talk about the fascinating connection between stage fright and sensitivity. So many of us carry this primal fear of being watched, and it can trigger deep nervous system responses that we don’t always understand. Chris shares his journey from doing magic tricks in kindergarten to performing on stage thousands of times, and how setting boundaries with fear helped him let go of performance anxiety. We get into the science—mirror neurons, sensitivity, and how our bodies can pick up and mirror other people's nervous systems. I share how being around Chris’s calm energy helped me build the confidence I needed to start podcasting.And in our “Good for the Soul” segment, we share the small, simple things that have been helping us feel grounded and nourished lately. Chris describes his latest passion for homemade sausage making, while I talk about discovering authentic sourdough bread that doesn't trigger my usual digestive issues. This segment reflects our belief that mental health includes nurturing all aspects of ourselves, from creative pursuits to simple pleasures that feed our souls. 🚧 THE BOUNDARIES INTENSIVE:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://EmotionalBadass.com/boundaries⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💖 PATREON: https://Patreon.com/emotionalbadass 👨‍👨 WORK WITH NIKKI 1:1: https://EmotionalBadass.com/coaching 📰 THE BI-WEEKLY WELLNESS NEWSLETTER https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/newsletter⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome to the show.
0:02.6	This is Emotional Badass, where Moxie meets Mindful.
0:05.8	I'm your host, Nikki Eisenhower, life coach and psychotherapist.
0:09.1	And I'm your co-host, Chris Iacono, producer.
0:12.2	And on today's episode, we're discussing stage fright, self-worth, and the power of showing up.
0:29.5	Yeah. and the power of showing up. It was a lot of fun for me to get feedback that our audience liked having you on.
0:35.6	So I'm excited to do this episode where I'm going to interview you about one of your
0:41.3	many talents and gifts.
0:43.8	I'm glad there are many and it's not just one.
0:46.8	I'm also very happy that the audience really liked the episode with me last month because
0:52.6	this is going to be a regular thing.
0:54.0	You know, once a month I'm going to pop on the show and we're going to be a regular thing, you know, once a
0:54.9	month I'm going to pop on the show and we're going to mix it up a little bit and make it a little
0:58.3	more off the cuff and a little more conversational and kind of lighthearted. Yeah. As it relates to
1:04.1	mental health. So thank you for being open to seeing us grow and open to our changes. It's scary. We're learning our way. It's a little awkward. We're
1:13.7	learning our way as we go. And gosh, it's such a life theme to have to keep evolving and pivoting and
1:21.0	shifting and changing and expanding. And that's what this is. So I'm excited to talk to you today
1:27.0	because you are certainly a highly sensitive person.
1:32.2	And you have empathic qualities.
1:35.4	Yes.
1:35.9	I didn't know what that was for the longest time.
1:38.3	And I think that's a lot of our listeners too.
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